The branding Office 365 was first introduced in 2010 to refer to a subscription-based software as a service platform for the corporate market, including hosted services such as Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync Server, and Office on the web. It also covers subscription plans encompassing these products, including those that include subscription-based licenses to desktop and mobile software, and hosted email and intranet services. It encompasses online services such as, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, programs formerly marketed under the name Microsoft Office (including applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook on Microsoft Windows, macOS, mobile devices, and on the web), enterprise products and services associated with these products such as Exchange Server, SharePoint, and Yammer. Microsoft 365 is a product family of productivity software, collaboration and cloud-based services owned by Microsoft.

Microsoft 365 will ask for your mobile number, then send you an SMS message containing a 6-digit code to verify your device.From top-left: Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, Teams, and Yammer If you would rather use SMS messages sent to your phone instead, select I want to set up a different method. If you don't have it installed there is a link provided to download it. If you have it installed on your mobile device, select Next and follow the prompts to add this account. The default authentication method is to use the free Microsoft Authenticator app. After you choose Sign in, you'll be prompted for more information. Sign in to Microsoft 365 with your work or school account with your password like you normally do. For example, you first enter your password and, when prompted, you also type a dynamically generated verification code provided by an authenticator app or sent to your phone.

Tip: Want to know more about multi-factor authentication? See What is: Multifactor authentication.īy setting up MFA, you add an extra layer of security to your Microsoft 365 account sign-in.

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